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>> of course in libya there was a u.n. resolution which created the base for this coalition of willing. but if the u.n. cannot do anything, all the other options and measures should be on the table. and those countries will have concerns and common interests. they should study all these options. >> warner: turkey would take part? >> you are you are the ski alrey taking part. >> warner: no, i mean a military sense. >> of course. not only on this, but turkey will be in all processes related to syria. >> warner: if there is an action taken on syria and the conflict continues to grind on what danger do you see of it sparking, really, a wider sunni/shi'a war in the region? >> there is such a risk not only in syria but in the region. why? because this inability of u.n. resulted in 300,000 casualties and 100,000 rape cases in bosnia for three years. the u.n. was idle for three years. i talked to his excellency, secretary-general ban ki-moon yesterday and he went and apologized because of the inability of united nations in the 199
>> of course in libya there was a u.n. resolution which created the base for this coalition of willing. but if the u.n. cannot do anything, all the other options and measures should be on the table. and those countries will have concerns and common interests. they should study all these options. >> warner: turkey would take part? >> you are you are the ski alrey taking part. >> warner: no, i mean a military sense. >> of course. not only on this, but turkey will be...
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troops are on their way to secure embassies in sudan, yemen and libya. at the center of these protests, the independent on-line movie made here that insults islam and ridicules the prophet, mohamed. but should youtube pull them from their site. thomas roman is live with the debate for us. thomas? >> president obama has deployed troops equiped for combat in libya and yemen to defend citizens and property. they fear it will worsen in the coming day usa cross the middle east -- across the middle east after violence sparked by a youtube video some say should be sensorred. in more than 30 countries they are rioting and two more countries are under siege due to the video called the innocence of muslim. it has, spaed anti-american violence -- it has spawned anti-american violence. he is with cay california's yemeni youth for change. >> it was shameful, disrespectful and outrageous frankly. something like this is put out to represent any people. >> he viewed the video recently and agrees with the muslim argument for taking it off the web, but disagrees with the
troops are on their way to secure embassies in sudan, yemen and libya. at the center of these protests, the independent on-line movie made here that insults islam and ridicules the prophet, mohamed. but should youtube pull them from their site. thomas roman is live with the debate for us. thomas? >> president obama has deployed troops equiped for combat in libya and yemen to defend citizens and property. they fear it will worsen in the coming day usa cross the middle east -- across the...
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troops are on their way to secure embassies in sudan, yemen and libya. at the center of these protests, the independent on-line movie made here that insults islam and ridicules the prophet, mohamed. but should youtube pull them from their site. thomas roman is live with the debate for us. thomas? >> president obama has deployed troops equiped in combat in libya and yemen to will worsen it will worsen in the coming day usa cross the middle east -- across the middle east after violence sparked by a youtube video some say should be sensorred. in more than 30 countries they are rioting and two more countries are under siege due to the video called the innocence of muslim. it has, spaed anti-american violence -- it has spawned anti-american violence. he is with cay california's yemeni youth for change. >> it was shameful, disrespectful and outrageous frankly. something like this is put out to represent any people. >> he viewed the video recently and agrees with the muslim argument for taking it off the web, but disagrees with the violent reaction it sparked.
troops are on their way to secure embassies in sudan, yemen and libya. at the center of these protests, the independent on-line movie made here that insults islam and ridicules the prophet, mohamed. but should youtube pull them from their site. thomas roman is live with the debate for us. thomas? >> president obama has deployed troops equiped in combat in libya and yemen to will worsen it will worsen in the coming day usa cross the middle east -- across the middle east after violence...
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countries ambassador chris stevens and three other americans died during an assault on the embassy in libya tuesday. >>> we must send a clear and resolute message those who attack our people will find no escape from justice >>> as demonstration subside altai that urges protesters to keep up attacks on u.s. embassies around the globe. >>> google said no to the white house when it was asked if it would reconsider its decision to keep the club on youtube google owns youtube and is censoring the video after blocking it in egypt and libya. it is restricting the video to comply with local law not as a response to political pressure in. a wildfire still burns near one of l a is cultural landmarks when firefighters expect to gain control. alert to san jose state students the incident prompted the warning and,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> one of l.a. is cultural landmarks reopened even know what fire burns nearby interrupted yesterday near civil but up to pull the past causing the getty center to closed. firefighters have at 40 percent surrounded expect to contain it tomorrow. no reports of any injuries. oaklan
countries ambassador chris stevens and three other americans died during an assault on the embassy in libya tuesday. >>> we must send a clear and resolute message those who attack our people will find no escape from justice >>> as demonstration subside altai that urges protesters to keep up attacks on u.s. embassies around the globe. >>> google said no to the white house when it was asked if it would reconsider its decision to keep the club on youtube google owns...
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ambassador murder in libya. forced to delay their violence. thousands of taking to the streets. >> there is no excuse. the united states will not tolerate efforts. their visit until the following region is safer. >> the members of the series of violent attacks against embassies. and consulate premises of nemesis and multiple locations. anti-muslim project that sparked a wave of mob violence across the middle east and may have created the cover for a deadly attack on us diplomats in official told the in libya, calling them patriots who served down their lives for others. >>reporter: some say it was deliberate. >> i was described actions by citizens. >>reporter: there is no believe that it continues to be pre-planned. demonstrations however continue to be ongoing in other areas of the globe. >> tonight the first looked into libya . the ruins, the blood stains smeared on the wall. saying that the tuesday night attack was planned by islamic militants. overwhelming american guards. the first line of defense was easily breached. this man died of smo
ambassador murder in libya. forced to delay their violence. thousands of taking to the streets. >> there is no excuse. the united states will not tolerate efforts. their visit until the following region is safer. >> the members of the series of violent attacks against embassies. and consulate premises of nemesis and multiple locations. anti-muslim project that sparked a wave of mob violence across the middle east and may have created the cover for a deadly attack on us diplomats in...
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consulate in libya. the attack that killed christopher stevens was a terrorist attack. >> reporter: at a solemn memorial service, libya's president paid his respects to ambassador christopher stevens. u.s. deputy secretary of state william burns had earlier flown into the capital under tight security. behind-the-scenes an fbi team is preparing to fly to benghazi to investigate the attack. the compound behind these walls is the major crime scene but any evidence left inside will have been badly contaminated by looters and curious local people who flooded in after the attack. here's what eyewitnesss, officials and libyan commanders in charge that night have told us. sometime around 9:30 p.m. about 70 armed men attacked the consulate's main gates with guns and heavy weapons. they then stormed in, overwhelming local and american security. with all four buildings on fire the libyan government ordered a local militia to the rescue. that militia helped to ferry 31 americans and the body of sean smith out the ba
consulate in libya. the attack that killed christopher stevens was a terrorist attack. >> reporter: at a solemn memorial service, libya's president paid his respects to ambassador christopher stevens. u.s. deputy secretary of state william burns had earlier flown into the capital under tight security. behind-the-scenes an fbi team is preparing to fly to benghazi to investigate the attack. the compound behind these walls is the major crime scene but any evidence left inside will have been...
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consulate in libya. fresh fallout tonight. congressman peter king, republican from new york, heads the powerful house homeland security committee, saying rice must step down because the account she gave in the days and hours following the attack was plain wrong. here he is earlier today on fox. >> either ambassador was deliberately misleading the american people or she showed and demonstrated such a lack of mr. king says several people with the administration. so did the intelligence change, then, days after the attack, or what? >> well, as you said, fox news has sources that say intelligence officials knew within a day, one day, that it was a terror attack. a spokesman for the director of national intelligence, though, says the information about the attack did evolve over time, but didn't say how long it took. ambassador rice spoke five days after the attack, and congressman king says at >> growing concerns over possible voter registration fraud in florida. early voting begins in the crucial swing state less than a month from
consulate in libya. fresh fallout tonight. congressman peter king, republican from new york, heads the powerful house homeland security committee, saying rice must step down because the account she gave in the days and hours following the attack was plain wrong. here he is earlier today on fox. >> either ambassador was deliberately misleading the american people or she showed and demonstrated such a lack of mr. king says several people with the administration. so did the intelligence...
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consulate in libya. the attack that killed christopher stevens was a terrorist attack. >> reporter: at a solemn memorial service, libya's president paid his respects to ambassador christopher stevens. u.s. deputy secretary of state william burns had earlier flown into the capital under tight security. behind-the-scenes an fbi team is preparing to fly to benghazi to investigate the attack. the compound behind these walls is the major crime scene but any evidence left inside will have been badly contaminated by looters and curious local people who flooded in after the attack. here's what eyewitnesss, officials and libyan commanders in charge that night have told us. sometime around 9:30 p.m. about 70 armed men attacked the consulate's main gates with guns and heavy weapons. they then stormed in, overwhelming local and american security. with all four buildings on fire the libyan government ordered a local militia to the rescue. that militia helped to ferry 31 americans and the body of sean smith out the ba
consulate in libya. the attack that killed christopher stevens was a terrorist attack. >> reporter: at a solemn memorial service, libya's president paid his respects to ambassador christopher stevens. u.s. deputy secretary of state william burns had earlier flown into the capital under tight security. behind-the-scenes an fbi team is preparing to fly to benghazi to investigate the attack. the compound behind these walls is the major crime scene but any evidence left inside will have been...
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. >>> romney bumbles libya. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this horrible story of the courageous american ambassador killed in libya. chris stevens sounds like a great guy. peace corps volunteer who in his more recent career acted heroically in the overthrow of gadhafi. has been overshadowed by the desperate reach by mitt romney to secure political advantage. hours before the killing romney issued a statement accusing president obama of having sympathized with those making the attacks on the u.s. consulate. he called it disgraceful. went further, obama sympathizes with attackers in egypt, the rnc chair tweeted, referring to a similar assault on the u.s. embassy in cairo. the accusation that the president sympathized with muslim militants echoes past attacks from the right. what's new in romney's statement in libya is its wildness. the president never said he sympathized with the crowds in libya and egypt protesting an anti-muslim film, apparen
. >>> romney bumbles libya. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this horrible story of the courageous american ambassador killed in libya. chris stevens sounds like a great guy. peace corps volunteer who in his more recent career acted heroically in the overthrow of gadhafi. has been overshadowed by the desperate reach by mitt romney to secure political advantage. hours before the killing romney issued...
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troops are on their way to secure embassies in sudan, yemen and libya. given the extreme circumstances, one question remains, should youtube pull the offensive clip electric its website. we have lore on the debate. >> with muslims arriving and two more embassies under siege, all due to the youtube video. it is sparked killings and both reactions in middle east and northern california. this man is with california's youth for change. >> it was change full, disrespectful and outrageous that something like this would be put out to represent any people. >> he viewed the video recently and said he agrees with the muslim argument for taking it off the web, but disagrees with the violent reaction it sparked. >> what they did caused more harm to islam. as a muslim i know it's -- it's in the core that you do not harm anybody. >> freedom of speech is at the crux of the argument whether it should be sensored. the white house called is reprehensible and then we reached out to youtube to call the video to their attention and asked them to review when it violates their
troops are on their way to secure embassies in sudan, yemen and libya. given the extreme circumstances, one question remains, should youtube pull the offensive clip electric its website. we have lore on the debate. >> with muslims arriving and two more embassies under siege, all due to the youtube video. it is sparked killings and both reactions in middle east and northern california. this man is with california's youth for change. >> it was change full, disrespectful and outrageous...
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consulate in benghazi, libya, where four americans died, evidence the u.s. continues to be vulnerable to terrorist attacks. >> they were killed in the course of a terrorist attack. >> reporter: much else remains unanswered or under dispute. was al qaeda involved? >> we are looking at indications that individuals involved in the attack may have had connections to al qaeda. >> reporter: was the attack planned like the libyan government insists or was it spontaneous like u.s. intelligence officials believe? >> i just don't think that people come to protest equipped with rpgs and other heavy weapons. >> we are conducting interviews, gathering evidence, and trying to sort out the facts. >> reporter: as investigators sort out the facts, the families of those men killed are laying their loved ones to rest. scenes of sadness republican senator susan collins says could have been prevented had the consulate been better protected. >> i'm just stunned and appalled that there wasn't better security. >> reporter: one of the many factors under evaluation as the u.s. tries
consulate in benghazi, libya, where four americans died, evidence the u.s. continues to be vulnerable to terrorist attacks. >> they were killed in the course of a terrorist attack. >> reporter: much else remains unanswered or under dispute. was al qaeda involved? >> we are looking at indications that individuals involved in the attack may have had connections to al qaeda. >> reporter: was the attack planned like the libyan government insists or was it spontaneous like...
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about libya. and the white house saying that the president now sees it officially as a terrorist attack, although he didn't say it. he said it through jay carney today. review of what he said. what the libyan president said on nbc. >> i heard hillary clinton say it was act of terrorism. is it? what do you say? >> we are still doing an investigation. there is no doubt that the kind of weapons that were use used, ongoing assault it wasn't just mob action. that is what we saw. crude and disgusting video caused outrage in the muslim world. >> act of terrorist. >> this was a preplanned attack. not reaction to controversial movie? >> yes. i have no doubt about this. >> do you think the movie had anything to do with this attack? >> not on this attack, not on this attack. it has nothing to do with this attack. >> steve? >> this is a scandal of the first order. president of the united states one honest with the american people. they had known this was a terrorist attack, al-qaeda attack. that has been repo
about libya. and the white house saying that the president now sees it officially as a terrorist attack, although he didn't say it. he said it through jay carney today. review of what he said. what the libyan president said on nbc. >> i heard hillary clinton say it was act of terrorism. is it? what do you say? >> we are still doing an investigation. there is no doubt that the kind of weapons that were use used, ongoing assault it wasn't just mob action. that is what we saw. crude...
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embassies in sudan, yemen and libya. given the extreme circumstances, one question remains, should youtube pull the offensive clip from its website. we have more on the debate. >> with muslims rioting and two more embassies under siege, all due to the youtube video. it is sparked killings and both reactions in middle east and northern california. this man is with california's yemeni youth for change. >> it was shameful and disrespectful and outrageous that something like this would be put out for any people. >> he viewed the video recently and said he agrees with the muslim argument for taking it off the web, but disagrees with the violent reaction it sparked. >> what they did caused more harm to islam. as a muslim i know it's -- it's in the core that you do not harm anybody. >> freedom of speech is at the crux of the argument whether it should be censored. the white house called it offensive and reprehensible and then reached out to youtube to call the video to their attention and asked them to review whether it violate
embassies in sudan, yemen and libya. given the extreme circumstances, one question remains, should youtube pull the offensive clip from its website. we have more on the debate. >> with muslims rioting and two more embassies under siege, all due to the youtube video. it is sparked killings and both reactions in middle east and northern california. this man is with california's yemeni youth for change. >> it was shameful and disrespectful and outrageous that something like this would...
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libya business association. as we saw yesterday with the election, what is, in your opinion, his mandate and his international cooperation as libya solves these problems? we saw over the past several months, we have gotten very -- various international groups have gotten to a certain point and hit a wall with the national transitional council as far as implementing cooperative embedding advisers into the some sort of internationaldo you think, are they going to give him that mandate? are they ready to move to the next step now in excepting international operation? thank you. is exactly what you mentioned at the end. this is the first governments different even from its predecessor, although it is a continuation in some ways of the previous government in action. it's limitation will be the fact that it is short, a year in a half -- a year and a half. and all of the unfortunate buildup of problems from the previous governments in having discussions, and i have those very frank discussions, recently, and their disc
libya business association. as we saw yesterday with the election, what is, in your opinion, his mandate and his international cooperation as libya solves these problems? we saw over the past several months, we have gotten very -- various international groups have gotten to a certain point and hit a wall with the national transitional council as far as implementing cooperative embedding advisers into the some sort of internationaldo you think, are they going to give him that mandate? are they...
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homecoming for the 4 americans killed in libya. caskets pet by family along with president obama and secretary clinton. more now from martha. >> it was am about his door chris stevens flag draped casket first brought off the cargo plane. u.s. marines making the sad solemn walk to the hangar where the families, the secretary, the president waited to honor all of the dea dead. >> 4 americans. 4 patriots. they loved this country. they chose to serve it. served it well. they gnaw the danger. they accepted it. they didn't simply embrace the american ideal. they lived it. >>reporter: for secretary clinton it was personal. >> i was honored to know ambassador chris stevens. chris won friends to the u.s. in far flung places. he made those people hopes his own. during the refuse lugs in libya he risked his life to help protect the lybian people from a tyrant. >>reporter: she spoke of all those lost when the benghazi consulate attacked by armed militant. shawn smith the technology specialist who leaves 2 young children behind. tyron woods a f
homecoming for the 4 americans killed in libya. caskets pet by family along with president obama and secretary clinton. more now from martha. >> it was am about his door chris stevens flag draped casket first brought off the cargo plane. u.s. marines making the sad solemn walk to the hangar where the families, the secretary, the president waited to honor all of the dea dead. >> 4 americans. 4 patriots. they loved this country. they chose to serve it. served it well. they gnaw the...
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consulate in libya was attack. here is governor romney in a knock fox news interview yesterday. >> the president is not admitting and it's clear they do not want to level with the american penal. we expect candor and transparency and he refuses to acknowledge what is said by other members of his administration. this was a terrorist attack. we were attacked apparently by al-qaida and it's a very troubling development. martha: that truly sent mixed messages. alan colmes joins me now the host of the alan colmes radio show. gretchen ham ellis a spokeswoman to the house american conference and director of public notice. as governor romney rightly points out in this case it has been called terrorism by some folks within the administration. jay carney said it was self-evident that it was terrorism and the president on the view said we don't really know yet what happened. alan is that discrepancy worth pursuing. >> no it's not, jay carney speaks for the president. mitt romney is playing politics here and it's hilarious to
consulate in libya was attack. here is governor romney in a knock fox news interview yesterday. >> the president is not admitting and it's clear they do not want to level with the american penal. we expect candor and transparency and he refuses to acknowledge what is said by other members of his administration. this was a terrorist attack. we were attacked apparently by al-qaida and it's a very troubling development. martha: that truly sent mixed messages. alan colmes joins me now the...
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consulate at benghazi, libya. the president of libya tells nbc news the attack had nothing to do with an anti-islam film that sparked protests in several countries. he says it was a preplanned attack. there were no protesters at the site which came in two waves, first by rocket propelled grenades and then mortars from a safe house. the video had been available for months. u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three others died in that attack. >>> protests planned today in new york as iran's president addresses the u.n. president mahmoud ahmadinejad already spoke to leaders on monday, but today's speech in front of the general assembly is expected to be more divisive. ahmadinejad is known for denouncing israel and in the past has denied the holocaust ever happened. >>> five minutes after the hour. president obama and mitt romney focusing on two battleground states this week, ohio and virginia. both candidates will campaign today in ohio. romney will continue his bus tour in columbus and toledo. the president will speak
consulate at benghazi, libya. the president of libya tells nbc news the attack had nothing to do with an anti-islam film that sparked protests in several countries. he says it was a preplanned attack. there were no protesters at the site which came in two waves, first by rocket propelled grenades and then mortars from a safe house. the video had been available for months. u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three others died in that attack. >>> protests planned today in new york as...
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jon: why, for instance, did we not have better security at our outpost in libya? >> i can't answer that question but what i can say, as you noted, a couple of minutes ago, is, it is stunning, based on the sheer number of attacks over the past several months in ben dpauzsy alone, including an attack against the british ambassador that we did not have better security for our ambassador who is at the consulate in benghazi. really was a very serious terrorist threat in that area. jon: susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. was on the sunday shows saying those were spontaneous uprisings especially there in libya and it was not any kind of a coordinated attack. your thoughts? >> well it is interesting because that picture somewhat diverges from senior libyan officials are now saying where they have information of conversations when the protests in cairo had started between members of al qaeda and the islamic magreb and al-sharia to take advantage what they saw as an opportunity to push fighters and weapons into the consulate into benghazi. the picture that susan ri
jon: why, for instance, did we not have better security at our outpost in libya? >> i can't answer that question but what i can say, as you noted, a couple of minutes ago, is, it is stunning, based on the sheer number of attacks over the past several months in ben dpauzsy alone, including an attack against the british ambassador that we did not have better security for our ambassador who is at the consulate in benghazi. really was a very serious terrorist threat in that area. jon: susan...
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world, to keep the oil lanes open, to what extent do we want to send people at the drop of a hat into libya or somalia or syria or wherever? but there are some big items there. one of my -- and i think the trouble with the defense budget, it's a little bit like covering the federal reserve. it's developed a set of facts and speech and concepts that outsiders can't understand. so in the book i tried to take just one thing that the defense department has to decide; how many aircraft carriers are enough? so congress, in its infinite wisdom, has told the pentagon that they have to have 11 aircraft carriers. they got special permission to have ten for a while while they're building a new one, and the pentagon wallets to replace -- wants to replace one aircraft carrier every five years for the rest of of my life. these new aircraft carriers, which are enormous -- the navy calls them four-and-a-half acres of mobile, sovereign territory -- [laughter] costs $11 billion. $11 billion is the same amount that medicare will spend on all the hip, knee and shoulder surgery on 700,000 medicare beneficiaries
world, to keep the oil lanes open, to what extent do we want to send people at the drop of a hat into libya or somalia or syria or wherever? but there are some big items there. one of my -- and i think the trouble with the defense budget, it's a little bit like covering the federal reserve. it's developed a set of facts and speech and concepts that outsiders can't understand. so in the book i tried to take just one thing that the defense department has to decide; how many aircraft carriers are...
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. >>> what happened in libya? new word from the top u.s. spy office on the killing of the american ambassador there. was it another september 11th al qaeda attack? >>> 38 days and counting. polls show a turn toward the president. how might those numbers affect what happens at the voting booth in november? we'll examine that. >>> not seeing red anymore? one report this morning suggests that an attack on iran by israel may not be as close as once thought. >>> in office politics, the "today" show's savannah guthrie, we hear one question, it's a key one, of what she asked the the president in her interview with him this week. good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." today reaction to a rare reversal from u.s. intelligence officials on what happened in libya. officials now admit they got it wrong. the director of national intelligence office says, quote, we revised our initial assessment to reflect new information. and the intelligence community now believes it was a deliberate and organized attack which left the u.s. ambass
. >>> what happened in libya? new word from the top u.s. spy office on the killing of the american ambassador there. was it another september 11th al qaeda attack? >>> 38 days and counting. polls show a turn toward the president. how might those numbers affect what happens at the voting booth in november? we'll examine that. >>> not seeing red anymore? one report this morning suggests that an attack on iran by israel may not be as close as once thought. >>>...
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intelligence officials on what happened in libya. officials now admit they got it wrong. the director of national intelligence office says, quote, we revised our initial assessment to reflect new information. and the intelligence community now believes it was a deliberate and organized attack which left the u.s. ambassador and three others dead. now members of congress from both parties are demanding answers. on the ground in benghazi investigators can't even get to the scene. nbc's mike viqueira is joining us from the white house with more. good saturday morning to you. >> good morning. >> how big is this reversal? >> it's a very big deal. from the beginning, alex, ever since those attacks on september 11th in benghazi, libya, that left four americans dead, 9 questions not only have been how could this have happened but did the administration shy away, intentionally mislead the american public about the involvement of terrorists, and in particular elements tied to al qaeda. now there are many republicans who say the administration, including the president, specifically s
intelligence officials on what happened in libya. officials now admit they got it wrong. the director of national intelligence office says, quote, we revised our initial assessment to reflect new information. and the intelligence community now believes it was a deliberate and organized attack which left the u.s. ambassador and three others dead. now members of congress from both parties are demanding answers. on the ground in benghazi investigators can't even get to the scene. nbc's mike...
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consulate in benghazi libya. and fbi agents have not even stepped foot on to the crime scene or even in the city of benghazi. that rather surprising information coming from top law enforcement officials. what's more, the crime scene has not been secured. here is cnn national security analyst fran townsend. >> what we found out today from senior law enforcement officials is that while the fbi has finally made to tripoli, they never made to benghazi. in fact it was it taking so long to get permission to get into tripoli, the fbi deployed their person flel to a location in the region so they would be closer. they have conducted interviews of the state department and u.s. government personnel in labor i can't libya at the time of the attack. but they've never gotten to benghazi. they made a request that the crime scene be secured. as we know from public reporting, the state department -- we didn't know whether or not the state department put that request to the libyans and whether it was denied. what we know for hsur
consulate in benghazi libya. and fbi agents have not even stepped foot on to the crime scene or even in the city of benghazi. that rather surprising information coming from top law enforcement officials. what's more, the crime scene has not been secured. here is cnn national security analyst fran townsend. >> what we found out today from senior law enforcement officials is that while the fbi has finally made to tripoli, they never made to benghazi. in fact it was it taking so long to get...
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the attack and libya also reminds us that even though the core of al qaeda has been seriously weakened, we still face drive from an evolving and fractures that are terrorist groups and individuals united by a common ideology, which is islamist extremism. i will have some questions to ask the three of you about the nature of the terrorist threat today and specifically with regard with reaction to this film, whether you think it does raise the threat level again and he pleases their institutions sheeter in the united states. and reported to us on the terrorist threat to the homeland today also hope you'll address other concerns such as the effort to counter homegrown violent islamist group and the threat to our homeland and people in a different way over the last couple of years, posed by the islamic republic of iran. it is an iranian guard corps and the cause for his party date and its proxy groups such as have a lot, which certainly seemed to be reaching outside of their normal areas of operation and the in the middle east and conducting attacks all square, including an attempt of an a
the attack and libya also reminds us that even though the core of al qaeda has been seriously weakened, we still face drive from an evolving and fractures that are terrorist groups and individuals united by a common ideology, which is islamist extremism. i will have some questions to ask the three of you about the nature of the terrorist threat today and specifically with regard with reaction to this film, whether you think it does raise the threat level again and he pleases their institutions...
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who are you going to believe in susan rice or the president of libya? for heaven's sake. he has been there, she hasn't. there is obviously something else going on here. and the weak response of the obama administration doesn't help where we act like it's just that video and some miles per hour who has been offensive toward people who live in islamic countrys. all that can do is we know from the earlier incidents like all the hooray about the danish cartoon and the book with the satanic verses and -- all this does incite further attack and further anti-americanism. we'll see more from this. one other thing, look, this represents the collapse of the obama sweet talk policy toward islam and toward islamic countrys. it hasn't worked. simple as that. it hasn't worked. he needs to try strength in the foreign policy. not weakness. >> bret: what is the motivation for the statement if we are kind of learning a little bit more and more about the benghazi attack every day? there are some reports that the protest subsided at one point and then the attack happened. we're getting more
who are you going to believe in susan rice or the president of libya? for heaven's sake. he has been there, she hasn't. there is obviously something else going on here. and the weak response of the obama administration doesn't help where we act like it's just that video and some miles per hour who has been offensive toward people who live in islamic countrys. all that can do is we know from the earlier incidents like all the hooray about the danish cartoon and the book with the satanic verses...
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there was back and forth yesterday about egypt and libya. that does not mean that obama was spending his money talking to people in ohio about what -- or that mitt romney was talking to people in florida about. be aware that they are missing the secondary, tertiary levels of conversations taking place. we might be surprised that the election was about something different than what we thought it was about. we're following it in the newspapers and on cable. >> i think it will be ugly. [laughter] it is interesting. it is unusual to have two candidates that have a positive message about america. there is no question that this is an extreme base and election trying to fire up your people. that guy is scary. that guy is awful. not only that, the flip side of firing up the bass and trying to depress the other guy's base. i think there's going to be ai think go be a lot of that. obama does not seem to want to run on his record. it would probably help him win a vote. -- help me sell some books. and romney does not want to run on his plan other than t
there was back and forth yesterday about egypt and libya. that does not mean that obama was spending his money talking to people in ohio about what -- or that mitt romney was talking to people in florida about. be aware that they are missing the secondary, tertiary levels of conversations taking place. we might be surprised that the election was about something different than what we thought it was about. we're following it in the newspapers and on cable. >> i think it will be ugly....
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consulate in benghazi, libya. she said it yesterday and that is the most specific information we've heard from anyone in the administration in the 16 days since the attack. >> they are working with other violent extremists to undermine the democratic transitions underway in north africa as we tragically saw in benghazi. >> secretary clinton's stated suspicion of al-qaeda involvement is big news and it is a significant departure from the administration's initial position that four americans were killed because some protesters who were mad about a movie got out of control. >> since our founding, the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. >> we have no information to suggest that it was a preplanned attack. it is not a reaction to the 9-11 anniversary that we know of. >> this was not a preplanned, premeditated attack. >> we don't know yet. so we're going to continue to investigate this. >> aboard air force one yesterday, press secr
consulate in benghazi, libya. she said it yesterday and that is the most specific information we've heard from anyone in the administration in the 16 days since the attack. >> they are working with other violent extremists to undermine the democratic transitions underway in north africa as we tragically saw in benghazi. >> secretary clinton's stated suspicion of al-qaeda involvement is big news and it is a significant departure from the administration's initial position that four...
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consulate in libya. the man leading the charge, a form gitmo detainee with direct ties to al-qaeda and 9-11? and the united states let him go. >> steve: great. meanwhile, at first nbc news refused to air one of the most controversial stories of the week. is that because it made the president look bad? now they're doing some damage control. michelle malkin weighs in among the rubble coming up. >> brian: so much for peace in the middle east. the white house doesn't have the time to meet with israeli prime minister right now. but this pirate got a sit down in the oval office yesterday. we'll find out the details and what happened to his hand. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> steve: get the hook. >> steve: we kind of missed it yesterday. it was national talk like a pirate day. that's why the pirate was there. >> gretchen: there are so many days, you can't keep them all straight. >> steve: that's our job. >> gretchen: not just monday, tuesday, wednesday or thursday, i mean every day seems to be in honor o
consulate in libya. the man leading the charge, a form gitmo detainee with direct ties to al-qaeda and 9-11? and the united states let him go. >> steve: great. meanwhile, at first nbc news refused to air one of the most controversial stories of the week. is that because it made the president look bad? now they're doing some damage control. michelle malkin weighs in among the rubble coming up. >> brian: so much for peace in the middle east. the white house doesn't have the time to...
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he spoke with leaders from egypt, libya, yemen, a number of other countries just last week in the wake of events in the heeft. this is an everyday part of his job. and he takes -- he relishes it. he does it with gusto. he has very strong relations with a number of these leaders. >> yet there is a feeling that he doesn't have deep personal relationships with a lot of foreign leaders. which of the foreign leaders is he closest to? >> i think he's very close to a number of our nato allies. to the president of turkey, to a number of leaders across the gulf, and asia. again, you know, i just think it's -- to wage that criticism, it's -- it's not based on the actual facts. and my, you know, witnessing of the president in action tells me that he has very, very close and warm relations with a number of his counterparts around the world. and he works at those relationships. he invests in those relationships. >> michele, we should show some of these latest polls show the president with a lead in some of these swing states, like ohio, and florida, and pennsylvania, in some cases a double digit le
he spoke with leaders from egypt, libya, yemen, a number of other countries just last week in the wake of events in the heeft. this is an everyday part of his job. and he takes -- he relishes it. he does it with gusto. he has very strong relations with a number of these leaders. >> yet there is a feeling that he doesn't have deep personal relationships with a lot of foreign leaders. which of the foreign leaders is he closest to? >> i think he's very close to a number of our nato...
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you're seeing major demonstrations in libya. against the militias. you're seeing unarmed people come in and take over the militia headquarters, strip them. you see the government start to stand up and order all militias to ban the property. in egypt you're seeing clerics denounce the demonstrations that took place outside the cairo embassy issuing -- saying this is not how we protest. we can protect the honor of the prophet mohammed but not in this way. you're seeing something good come out of this couple of weeks of tumult. >> bill: i saw the report on cbs news last night in benghazi the populous, right unarmed populous actually took over the militia headquarters and threw them out of benghazi. >> including the militia that is believed to be linked to the murder of our ambassador. >> bill: right. which is certainly a good sign, right? >> yeah. >> bill: the other challenge i guess facing the president joe in new york is that he follows -- the general assemblies with his speech today, he follows the fiery remarks of ahmadinejad yesterday. what do we d
you're seeing major demonstrations in libya. against the militias. you're seeing unarmed people come in and take over the militia headquarters, strip them. you see the government start to stand up and order all militias to ban the property. in egypt you're seeing clerics denounce the demonstrations that took place outside the cairo embassy issuing -- saying this is not how we protest. we can protect the honor of the prophet mohammed but not in this way. you're seeing something good come out of...
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overhead libya's military showed support for the crowd. things remained peaceful until after dark when core groups of protesters decided to enforce their message. they besieged several of the militia bases that dot the city and pushed them out. then they got into their cars and headed out to the suburbs to the main parra military base and that's when things got ugly. in the case of forced entry, looting and the militia fighters melting away into the night there was shooting in all directions. there were casualties, that much is clear but we still don't know how many were wounded or killed. now we just learned that that base that was stormed may in fact have been the official libyan military base and arms depot. that shows you the level of confusion here. in a situation like that the confusion can very easily turn into widespread fighting once again. >> elizabeth palmer, thank you. >>> the protests over that anti-muslim film go unabated more than after a week they began. this morning several people were injured in bangladesh when police and
overhead libya's military showed support for the crowd. things remained peaceful until after dark when core groups of protesters decided to enforce their message. they besieged several of the militia bases that dot the city and pushed them out. then they got into their cars and headed out to the suburbs to the main parra military base and that's when things got ugly. in the case of forced entry, looting and the militia fighters melting away into the night there was shooting in all directions....
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is also condemning the violence in egypt, yemen, and libya where u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed. >> we're going to bring those who killed our fellow americans to justice. >> reporter: a larger spotlight is on the u.s. relationship with egypt. >> you know, i don't think that we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy. >> reporter: the u.s. sent billions in aid to egypt only to find protesters scaling the walls of the u.s. embassy in cairo. as for the controversial movie, authorities tell us the writer, director, and financier of this movie lives in this los angeles home. >> there was some need for our presence to be here to provide safety. >> reporter: police say nakoula basseley nakoula who used the name sam basseley, is a member of the egyptian christian cop tick church and also spent time in prison. >> i never said muhammad. i never heard muhammad. >> reporter: the actress says she was duped and there was no mention of an anti-islamic message until after filming when the role of george was changed t
is also condemning the violence in egypt, yemen, and libya where u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed. >> we're going to bring those who killed our fellow americans to justice. >> reporter: a larger spotlight is on the u.s. relationship with egypt. >> you know, i don't think that we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy. >> reporter: the u.s. sent billions in aid to egypt only to find protesters scaling the walls of the...
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caller: i do think it's biased, but i also think that we need more coverage on what happened in libya, because the ambassador is one of the biggest insults and disrespect you can show to a country and to our president. but i think that the reason mitt romney could be really good for our country is that he was a very successful businessman, and we need to stop criminalizing success in this country, and i think the focus on redistributing the wealth is just completely not going to help our country. what we need is a smart businessman who knows how to balance the budget, run a business, and create a situation where businesses are going to succeed and then help those people in the 47% that take handouts, help them be able to support themselves and contribute to our country. i think that's what mitt romney really wants, but it's been kind of covered up by all this coverage over his 47% comment. if people are taking money because they need it, i think that he's the person who can create a situation where those guys can get to work and be proud behalf they contribute to our country. host: th
caller: i do think it's biased, but i also think that we need more coverage on what happened in libya, because the ambassador is one of the biggest insults and disrespect you can show to a country and to our president. but i think that the reason mitt romney could be really good for our country is that he was a very successful businessman, and we need to stop criminalizing success in this country, and i think the focus on redistributing the wealth is just completely not going to help our...
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the most shocking protest last week in ben da zi, libya, where the u.s. ambassador and three other americans were killed. cnn senior international correspondent arwa damon is there for us. what is the latest you are hearing in to the investigation of the attack on the u.s. consulate? >> reporter: you know, joe, we still have these contradictory narratives of what took place from the libyan government itself. the head of the general national congress effectively the country's president saying they detained 50 individuals, amongst them foreigners, members of or sympathizers with al qaeda and say that this was some sort of preplanned attack but other senior officials within the government itself saying, no, they were brought in for questioning that they have no evidence that it was preplanned, whatsoever. one young man said he arrived at the scene of the attack shortly after the gun fire subsided and that he saw groups of members of a known extremist militia here describing men with beards with rocket prospelled grenades, russi russian-made machine guns and
the most shocking protest last week in ben da zi, libya, where the u.s. ambassador and three other americans were killed. cnn senior international correspondent arwa damon is there for us. what is the latest you are hearing in to the investigation of the attack on the u.s. consulate? >> reporter: you know, joe, we still have these contradictory narratives of what took place from the libyan government itself. the head of the general national congress effectively the country's president...
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to enter this after the assassination in libya. chris stevens was one of our best and brightest. we have a lot of great foreign officers. we have very few who are equally adept at managing complexities of washington as they are about as in the complexities of the region. chris was one of that small tribe i feel his loss very deeply. and personally. it is a reminder that diplomacy in the hard parts of the world. -- those parts are growing tremendously. it is not stuck could keep things -- pin stripes and those who ride with you on these missions. i was an ambassador six times- lebanon, kuwait, syria, pakistan, iraq, afghanistan. in three of those six -- six countries, half of them, the predecessor was assassinated. i don't need to tell this audience but you're foreign service is and has been and can't -- will continue to be not just on the bromides of the plummeted of from lives of the conflict. it was suggested to be that i talk a bit this set to an that the the juror get a sedan in u.s. interests. i'm no longer in government servi
to enter this after the assassination in libya. chris stevens was one of our best and brightest. we have a lot of great foreign officers. we have very few who are equally adept at managing complexities of washington as they are about as in the complexities of the region. chris was one of that small tribe i feel his loss very deeply. and personally. it is a reminder that diplomacy in the hard parts of the world. -- those parts are growing tremendously. it is not stuck could keep things -- pin...